The Family Of Jacobo Juarez Cedillo Awarded $13.5M in LAPD-Related Death
On Monday, a federal jury reached a unanimous decision by awarding $13.5 million to the family of Jacobo Juarez Cedillo. Cedillo lost his...
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Oct 21, 20231 min read
Denver, Colorado Police Officer Once Bragged About Shooting Carjacking Suspect In Head Over 16 Times
In a PBS news feature addressing the Denver, Colorado Police Department's lack of transparency in holding rouge cops accountable. They...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Ex-Police Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Draws Firearm During Suspect's Arrest
Former Louisville police officer Myles Cosgrove, previously dismissed for his role in the tragic Breonna Taylor shooting, recently found...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
New Jersey Police Department To Face Federal Probe Over “Problematic” Use Of Force & Illegal Stops
The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated a civil rights investigation into the Trenton, New Jersey Police Department, expressing...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
State AG Rob Bonta To Enact Five-Year State Oversight Program
The ongoing crisis surrounding the #Vallejo #Police Department serves as a glaring testament to the urgent need for a radical...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
A Research Team Found A Way To Deliver Clear Medical Imaging Regardless Of Skin Tone
A team led by Johns Hopkins University has developed a groundbreaking medical imaging technique that overcomes the challenges faced in...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
14-Year-Old Placed In Headlock & Tased In Birmingham, UK
A video capturing a distressing incident has gone viral, showing a 14-year-old Black boy subjected to a headlock and a taser by a police...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
The American Museum Of Natural History Will Remove Collections Of Remains Viewed As Abusive & Racist
The American Museum of Natural History is embarking on a significant overhaul of its management of around 12,000 human remains, a...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Mississippi Sheriff Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Involving Michael Jenkins & Eddie Parker
The Rankin County Sheriff in #Mississippi, Bryan Bailey, is vigorously pursuing the dismissal of a $400 million civil lawsuit brought...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act Will See Black Farmers & Landowners Be Compensated For Discrimination
Black farmers and landowners from various regions convened recently to address their quest for compensation in response to racial...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Leonard Cure Shot & Killed By Police After Being Wrongfully Imprisoned For 16 Years
Leonard Cure, a 53-year-old Black man who had spent 16 years wrongfully imprisoned for a violent crime, was tragically shot and killed by...
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Officer Involved Beating Of Dalvin Gadson Being Referred To DOJ For Criminal Investigation
Exactly one year after a controversial incident involving three Colorado Springs police officers allegedly beating an unarmed Black man...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
The Term "Excited Delirium" Will Be Banned As A Cause Of Death In California
California became the first state in U.S. history to prohibit the use of "excited delirium" as a cause of death. The term was criticized...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Iowa Police Officer Won't Get Qualified Immunity For Attacking Photographer At George Floyd Protest
A federal appeals court recently ruled that a police officer who arrested a photojournalist during a George Floyd protest in downtown Des...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Sgt. Clay Hilton Placed On Leave After Beating 62-year-old Driver Who Pulled Over To Sleep
A sheriff's deputy in Washington state, Sgt. Clay Hilton, has been placed on administrative leave following accusations of excessive...
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Darryl George Will Be Removed From Texas High School & Placed In Disciplinary Alternative Education
Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu junior Darryl George made news headlines months ago when he faced in-school suspension due to...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Randy Roedema Convicted Of Criminally Negligent Homicide & Assault In The Death Of Elijah McClain
Former Aurora, Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and assault in the third degree in...
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Former Inglewood Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges
John Abel Baca, a former Inglewood Police Department officer, has decided to plead guilty to a federal charge of cocaine distribution...
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Immanueal Clark-Johnson's Family Plans On Suing The City Of Portland Over His Police Related Death
The family of Immanueal Clark-Johnson, who died in a police shooting in Portland last November, has signaled their intention to file a...
Oct 12, 20231 min read
High School Students & School District Administration Speak On AP African American History Course
The Advanced Placement African American Studies course, designed by the non-profit College Board, has stirred controversy and political...
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